1st-APLUMA NEWS SUMMARY FOR DEC. 31, 2010
Posted by unang apluma on Thursday, December 30, 2010
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BROADSHEETS
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Gains are now being felt’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Fight not yet over - P-Noy
MANILA BULLETIN -- Palace-Joker 'word war' rages
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- SC hits back
ABANTE -- Sinalubong ng baha
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Alfaro pinababalik ng DOJ
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Sending witnesses to HK tough for Noy
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
A lawmaker sought yesterday to criminalize the operation of cybersex dens and impose stiffer penalties, including a prison term of 30 years. Pampanga Rep. Carmelo Lazatin has filed House Bill1444 or the “Anti-Cybersex Act” to ban the operation of cybersex dens. Lazatin said HB1444 aims to lessen the widespread incidence of prostitution and pornography in the Philippines. (Philstar)
On Albay
The province of Albay was placed under a state of calamity yesterday after two people were killed and about 2,000 people were forced out of their homes due to flashfloods and landslides caused by heavy rains. An 80-year-old woman and her 50-year-old son were swept away by rushing waters as they crossed a spillway to reach an evacuation center late Wednesday, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said. (Philstar)
On 2011
President Aquino called for unity and continued support from the people as he vowed to make the government’s efforts to further improve the country felt by the greater masses in the coming year. In his New Year’s message, the President said there was much to be done but the “light of hope had shone” on the Philippines because the Filipinos had chosen to walk the right path. “Many more have decided to join us after the elections. And confidence from in and out of the country has also improved, that is why in the coming year, we are hoping that we will move forward faster,” Aquino said.(Philstar)
On Vizconde case
Acquitted Vizconde massacre suspect Hubert Webb yesterday welcomed the petition filed by Lauro Vizconde asking the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling clearing him and five others of charges. “That’s the only way our names will be cleared,” Webb told The STAR in an interview at the lobby of Cleveland Tower condominium in Parañaque City. He also said he would be willing to undergo a lie detector test with prosecution star witness Jessica Alfaro. (Philstar)
On Bocaue fireworks
A long queue of motorists yesterday caused a massive traffic jam at the Bocaue exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) as revelers continued to buy firecrackers to welcome the New Year. NLEX officials said the volume of traffic is expected to become heavier until the late hours today as revelers rush to buy firecrackers to meet the New Year with a bang. The traffic volume at the NLEX would be heavier with the expected influx of motorists coming home to Metro Manila after the long holidays, officials stressed. (Philstar)
On NPA
Communist rebels have extorted more than P95 million as of end-November this year and P1.5 billion since 1998 from investors and politicians, the military said yesterday. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta Jr. said they expect this year’s figure to be lower compared to 2009 due to the supposed decline in the rebels’ influence. “Since 1998, an estimated fund generated by the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front) is P1.5 billion… For the past 11 months, P95.5 million,” Mabanta said.(Philstar)
On Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC) and the judiciary have failed to obtain additional funds from Malacañang and Congress despite their repeated threats of protest actions. Some P14.3 billion for the courts and their personnel is included in the P1.645-trillion 2011 national budget that President Aquino signed on Monday. That was the same amount the President proposed in August, when he submitted his budget proposal to Congress and before the SC, through spokesman Midas Marquez, and some judges created noise in the media about their clamor for more funds.(Philstar)
On debt cap
Maverick Sen. Joker Arroyo lashed out at Malacañang again yesterday for confusing the issues of debt cap, which was vetoed by President Aquino in the P1.645-trillion 2011 budget, and debt repudiation during the term of former President Corazon Aquino. “The student council in Malacañang should, for a change, study and research first on a subject before making any pronouncement,” Arroyo said in a statement sent to the Senate media. “They cannot be any more wrong as when they so self-assuredly claim that the debt cap was taken up during President Cory’s term. What was taken up during President Cory’s term was debt repudiation, not debt cap; of course, they are totally different concepts,” Arroyo said.(Philstar)
On Manila hostage crisis
President Aquino is amenable to the proposal of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to send only a few of the 116 Filipino witnesses the Hong Kong government wanted in its investigation into the Aug. 23 hostage crisis in Rizal Park. “I don’t know if there is really a need to have that many. And of course if the interviews can be done here in inquest proceedings, I think it would be better for our part,” Aquino told reporters in an interview yesterday after the wreath laying at the Rizal Monument in Luneta. (Philstar)
On Comelec
The scheduled exit of the top three officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) early next year may cause delays in the resolution of cases pending before the poll body, Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said yesterday. Replacements, therefore, must be immediately appointed or, as provided in the rules of the agency, a justice from the Court of Appeals (CA) must be designated to sit in meetings to help decide on cases. (Philstar)
PHIL. DAILY INQUIRER -- ‘Gains are now being felt’
PHILIPPINE STAR -- Fight not yet over - P-Noy
MANILA BULLETIN -- Palace-Joker 'word war' rages
TABLOIDS
PEOPLE’S JOURNAL -- SC hits back
ABANTE -- Sinalubong ng baha
PILIPINO STAR NGAYON -- Alfaro pinababalik ng DOJ
PEOPLES TONIGHT -- Sending witnesses to HK tough for Noy
ISSUES MONITORING
On Congress
A lawmaker sought yesterday to criminalize the operation of cybersex dens and impose stiffer penalties, including a prison term of 30 years. Pampanga Rep. Carmelo Lazatin has filed House Bill1444 or the “Anti-Cybersex Act” to ban the operation of cybersex dens. Lazatin said HB1444 aims to lessen the widespread incidence of prostitution and pornography in the Philippines. (Philstar)
On Albay
The province of Albay was placed under a state of calamity yesterday after two people were killed and about 2,000 people were forced out of their homes due to flashfloods and landslides caused by heavy rains. An 80-year-old woman and her 50-year-old son were swept away by rushing waters as they crossed a spillway to reach an evacuation center late Wednesday, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said. (Philstar)
On 2011
President Aquino called for unity and continued support from the people as he vowed to make the government’s efforts to further improve the country felt by the greater masses in the coming year. In his New Year’s message, the President said there was much to be done but the “light of hope had shone” on the Philippines because the Filipinos had chosen to walk the right path. “Many more have decided to join us after the elections. And confidence from in and out of the country has also improved, that is why in the coming year, we are hoping that we will move forward faster,” Aquino said.(Philstar)
On Vizconde case
Acquitted Vizconde massacre suspect Hubert Webb yesterday welcomed the petition filed by Lauro Vizconde asking the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling clearing him and five others of charges. “That’s the only way our names will be cleared,” Webb told The STAR in an interview at the lobby of Cleveland Tower condominium in Parañaque City. He also said he would be willing to undergo a lie detector test with prosecution star witness Jessica Alfaro. (Philstar)
On Bocaue fireworks
A long queue of motorists yesterday caused a massive traffic jam at the Bocaue exit of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) as revelers continued to buy firecrackers to welcome the New Year. NLEX officials said the volume of traffic is expected to become heavier until the late hours today as revelers rush to buy firecrackers to meet the New Year with a bang. The traffic volume at the NLEX would be heavier with the expected influx of motorists coming home to Metro Manila after the long holidays, officials stressed. (Philstar)
On NPA
Communist rebels have extorted more than P95 million as of end-November this year and P1.5 billion since 1998 from investors and politicians, the military said yesterday. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta Jr. said they expect this year’s figure to be lower compared to 2009 due to the supposed decline in the rebels’ influence. “Since 1998, an estimated fund generated by the CPP-NPA-NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front) is P1.5 billion… For the past 11 months, P95.5 million,” Mabanta said.(Philstar)
On Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC) and the judiciary have failed to obtain additional funds from Malacañang and Congress despite their repeated threats of protest actions. Some P14.3 billion for the courts and their personnel is included in the P1.645-trillion 2011 national budget that President Aquino signed on Monday. That was the same amount the President proposed in August, when he submitted his budget proposal to Congress and before the SC, through spokesman Midas Marquez, and some judges created noise in the media about their clamor for more funds.(Philstar)
On debt cap
Maverick Sen. Joker Arroyo lashed out at Malacañang again yesterday for confusing the issues of debt cap, which was vetoed by President Aquino in the P1.645-trillion 2011 budget, and debt repudiation during the term of former President Corazon Aquino. “The student council in Malacañang should, for a change, study and research first on a subject before making any pronouncement,” Arroyo said in a statement sent to the Senate media. “They cannot be any more wrong as when they so self-assuredly claim that the debt cap was taken up during President Cory’s term. What was taken up during President Cory’s term was debt repudiation, not debt cap; of course, they are totally different concepts,” Arroyo said.(Philstar)
On Manila hostage crisis
President Aquino is amenable to the proposal of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to send only a few of the 116 Filipino witnesses the Hong Kong government wanted in its investigation into the Aug. 23 hostage crisis in Rizal Park. “I don’t know if there is really a need to have that many. And of course if the interviews can be done here in inquest proceedings, I think it would be better for our part,” Aquino told reporters in an interview yesterday after the wreath laying at the Rizal Monument in Luneta. (Philstar)
On Comelec
The scheduled exit of the top three officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) early next year may cause delays in the resolution of cases pending before the poll body, Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said yesterday. Replacements, therefore, must be immediately appointed or, as provided in the rules of the agency, a justice from the Court of Appeals (CA) must be designated to sit in meetings to help decide on cases. (Philstar)
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